How long is the BSc in Leadership & Strategy?

Three years full-time, with placement, part-time and accelerated online routes. The BSc in Leadership & Strategy schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the BSc in Leadership & Strategy be studied online?

Yes. The BSc in Leadership & Strategy runs on-campus in London, fully online and by distance learning, assessed against the same consulting simulation and dissertation.

Is the BSc in Leadership & Strategy recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The BSc in Leadership & Strategy is a UK honours degree reviewed against CMI Level 6 and IoD Certificate reference points and defended in front of a working practitioner.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Leadership & Strategy?

BBC at A-level or IB 28, GCSE English at 5/C and Maths at 4/C, IELTS 6.5. Structured-thinking evidence is welcome for the BSc in Leadership & Strategy.

What does the BSc in Leadership & Strategy cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the BSc in Leadership & Strategy.

BSc in Leadership & Strategy | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

If you want a UK career on the management-consulting or executive-management track, the BSc in Leadership & Strategy at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is written for you. Sitting in the Business & Management faculty, this three-year honours degree combines applied leadership studies with strategy craft — Porter, VRIO, resource-based view — and the executive-communication disciplines that separate strong graduates from average ones in UK graduate schemes.

You will undertake an optional placement year with a UK consultancy, corporate or public-sector strategy team, produce a final-year dissertation on a strategy question defended in front of a working practitioner, and complete deliberate-practice coaching modules across the three years. The BSc in Leadership & Strategy is available on-campus in central London, fully online with cohort calls scheduled across UK and APAC time zones, and by distance learning from 2026.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against the CMI Level 6 and IoD Certificate in Company Direction reference points.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Optional placement year with a UK consultancy, corporate or public-sector strategy team.
Deliberate-practice coaching modules across all three years.
Boutique-consulting simulation in the final year.
Final-year dissertation defended in front of a working practitioner.

What You Will Learn

The degree treats leadership and strategy as crafts that improve with deliberate practice — a video-recorded one-to-one in year one becomes a boardroom simulation in year three. Modules end with a document, a recording or a case defence.

Foundations of leadership — from first-line to executive.
Strategic analysis — Porter, VRIO, Blue Ocean, scenario planning.
Financial reasoning for strategy — unit economics, CAGR, break-even.
Change leadership — Kotter, ADKAR, applied cases.
Executive communication — SLT paper, board note, investor letter.
Organisational design and culture.
Ethics in senior decision-making.
Strategy consulting practice and boutique engagement.
UK employment law essentials for line managers.
Dissertation.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers targeting management-consulting graduate schemes.
International students preparing for UK executive-track careers.
Career switchers moving from operational to management-track roles.
Family-business successors preparing for the CEO seat.
Public-sector employees preparing for senior operational leadership.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically enter UK management-consulting graduate schemes, corporate strategy graduate schemes, public-sector fast-stream analog programmes and general-management graduate schemes at UK corporates. The degree supports strong applications but does not guarantee offers.

Strategy Consulting Analyst (graduate scheme)
Corporate Strategy Analyst
General Management Graduate
Programme Analyst
Business Analyst (corporate)
Consulting Business Analyst (boutique)

The BSc in Leadership & Strategy is the natural step onto the MSc in Business Strategy and Consulting, an MBA, or CMI Level 6/7 professional-body study.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at BBC or above, or equivalent UK / international qualification (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Access to HE, Foundation Year pass, or a relevant Higher Diploma with confirmed credit transfer).
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement showing structured thinking and leadership curiosity — mature applicants (21+) may enter with a portfolio and a short interview.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Undergraduate cohorts sit in small groups so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule students can rely on, and every degree route is reviewed against UK professional-body competencies — ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI, CIPS, CFA UK and IOE&IT — so graduates carry a credential that City recruiters engage with.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Undergraduate students access a fortnightly practitioner clinic, at least one industry-careers day per academic year, a structured placement route and one-to-one application coaching in the final year.

Apply for the BSc in Leadership & Strategy

Launch your UK career with the BSc in Leadership & Strategy. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with UCAS guidance, intake dates and the current fee schedule. LSIBM undergraduates receive structured placement and application coaching in every final year.